Bottoms out

An exciting day of mountain biking beckoned and after much encouragement, we persuaded a reluctant bike-shy Neil to join us - though he did regret his decision later! So what was the highlight of our day? Was it the thrilling speeds and steep trails amidst wonderful scenery? Was it the buffness of our mountain biking guides?? No, it was our dear Becks falling bottom first onto a cactus in mid-pee!! It brought tears of laughter and sympathy pains to all our eyes!!!

Yee-hah!

The day of Betty and Rusty�s Cowboy Camp had arrived! We�d all been warned of �basic� conditions but it turned out to be much better than we�d imagined! Betty & Rusty were a one-of-a-kind couple, I hesitate to call them elderly as their obvious zest for life far outshone their ages. They made us all feel very welcome and Rusty kept us thoroughly entertained with his stories and �blonde� jokes round the campfire!!

We�d also had an enjoyable, if painful, day�s horse-riding, western style, and ended it with a big party, where the image of our apparently shy Kumiko, bodyshotting a cowboy will forever remain in my memories!